How do you feel about an emachine laptop?

I'm looking for a good laptop to buy. I have found an emachine for 300 on the market. Its a 15.6" screen one. Is this any good?

If an emachine laptop is not good. Please tell me why not.

 

C'mon, some of you have read this post. Please give me feedback, I don't know if emachines are any good. Please tell me if they are or not?

 

If my memory serves me correct, Acer bought out Gateway and eMachine in past months. This puts Acer as one of the largest OEM providers in the world. I bought my wife a Acer notebook about 6 months ago, no problems at all ... can download a service level manual for notebook with full pic's is absolutely excellent. So where does this leave us with eMachine? Prior years, eMachine had a poor reputation. With Acer I hope/feel that would improve. My only suggestion now would list some choices of eMachines you have your eye on and we can see what we can Google/Bing .. good or bad ... from other users of same/similar model.

Memo - Leaving house in 15 minutes, back tomorrow PM.

 

The laptop is the one that I am talking about. The following is what I got for my birthday. I just want to know how well it is. The below information is the details for the laptop from the website with the offer. I got the laptop, now I just want to know how it fairs with 2010 models, thats all.

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All of the following information is from the walmart.com web site. It can be found from this hyperlink: http://www.walmart.com/ip/15.6-250-GB-eME725-4520/13374563

This is the specs

eMachines Black 15.6" eME725-4520 Laptop PC with Intel Pentium Dual Core Processor T4400 & Windows 7 Home Premium

Item Description

Stay productive and have fun with the eMachines eME725-4520 Notebook featuring reliable Intel Pentium processing, 15.6" widescreen display, Intel GMA 4500M graphics and Windows 7 Home Premium. It is everything you need to easily accomplish deadlines, browse the Internet, keep up with your social networks, have fun with digital media and more, on-the-go.
Key Features & Benefits
Intel Pentium Processor T4400
2.20 GHz, 800 MHz Front Side Bus, 1 MB L2 Cache
3GB DDR2 system memory
Enough memory to handle today's most memory-hungry applications
250GB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive
Store your music, videos, photos and documents with plenty of space to spare
SuperMulti 8X DVD+ with Double Layer Support
Play and create CDs and DVDs with this DVD/CD burner drive
Wired Ethernet; Wireless WiFi
Connect to a broadband modem with 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet; Connect wirelessly to a WiFi network or hotspot with built-in 802.11b/g WLAN (No Draft-N on this unit)
15.6" HD Widescreen High-Brightness LCD Display
1366 x 768 resolution; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M with 1695 MB video memory

Additional Features

5-in-1 digital media reader
2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x VGA connector, 1 x headphone/speaker/line-out jack, 1 x microphone-in jack, 1 x RJ-45 port, 1 x DC-in jack for AC adapter
6-cell lithium-ion battery (up to 2.5 hours)
AC power supply included

Software
Genuine Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (To learn more about the features of Windows 7, click here)
Microsoft Works & Microsoft Office 2007 Home & Student 60-day trial
Norton Internet Security 2009 60-day trial

Support & Warranty
1-year Limited Hardware Warranty with Toll Free Support

Specifications

Model No.: eME725-4520
Shipping Weight (in pounds): 8.35
Product in Inches (L x W x H): 10.8 x 14.4 x 1.5
Assembled in Country of Origin: USA and/or Imported
Origin of Components: USA and/or Imported
Wal-Mart No.: 000595496

 

For most users, this computer looks like a good basic laptop.
For sub $300, I see nothing wrong with the specs. The Intel T4400 Dual-Core processor rates in High Mid-Range class
(all test are subjective to discussion, but at least it is a benchmark for comparison).
No Webcam, HDMI, or N-draft ... nice to have, but unless you need / use these, no problem.
Had a friend at work pick up at Walmart Compaq /Vista sub-$300 November 2008 and it is a nice computer, still going strong.
Here is a thread/discussion addressing the same concerns you have when this offer was available. General consensus ... good deal.
As with anything now days, if the basic build quality, performance, and price are acceptable, what more can you ask for. Time will be the final judge, but having a local B&M is a nice advantage if their is a problem.